s390-tools 1.17.0

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s390-tools is a package with a set of user space utilities to be used with the Linux on System z distributions.

s390-tools-1.17.0.tar.bz2 / MD5 recommended (2012-02-29)

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• New functionality:
  • dump-tools: exploitation of kdump framework
  • lsqeth: new attribute hsuid related to HiperSockets Completion Queue support (via AF_IUCV)

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• dbginfo.sh:
  • Added new man-page dbginfo.sh.1.
• dumpconf:
  • PSW restart support -- Configure the same action for the restart trigger as for the panic trigger.
• ip_watcher/xcec-bridge:
  • Remove support of 2.4.x kernels.
  • Adjust for 3.x kernels.
• lsqeth: Add new attribute "hsuid".
• lsshut:
  • kdump base support -- Print information when kdump is enabled.
  • PSW restart support -- Show action for restart trigger.
• ttyrun:
  • Introduce "--verbose" option for creating syslog messages.
• zgetdump:
  • kdump failure recovery support -- If kdump fails and a stand-alone dump is created afterwards, with the new zgetdump "--select" option, the user can choose between the production system dump and the failed kdump dump.
  • makedumpfile kdump format support -- The "--info" option prints information on makedumpfile generated dumps (kdump format).
  • vmcoreinfo support -- Print UTS name information for dumps and create a VMCOREINFO note section for ELF target dump format.

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• af_iucv.7:
  • Add documentation about HiperSockets communication.
• dasdstat:
  • Add short option "-v" for "--version".
• ip_watcher/xcec-bridge:
  • Correct warning in xcec-bridge.
• qetharp:
  • Man page improvements.
• zipl dump tools:
  • Do not use larl for 31 bit code.
  • Print memory limit info also for 31 bit code.

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